Configuration of Survey is done by assigning to $egContestSettings in your LocalSettings.php file. The options are listed below and their default is set in the Contest settings file. You should NOT modify the settings file, but can have a look at it to get an idea of how to use the settings, in case the below descriptions do not suffice.

Admins are people with the contestadmin right, and only they can create, modify and delete contests.

The main entry point for judges is Special:Contests, which is a page that lists all contests. On this page, each contest has edit and deletion links, and on the top of the page, there is a control to add a new contest. Contests are created and modified on Special:EditContest/$name, where $name is the name of the contest. On this page there first are the contest fields, followed by a list of the challenges associated to the contest, together with their fields.

Judges are people with the contestjudge right, and only they can view submission details and rate and comment on them.

The main entry point for judges is Special:Contests, which is a page that lists all contests. From here they can navigate to the contest overview and participants list by clicking the "summary and participants" link for the contest they are interested in. Here they can get an overview of all participants and click on the id of a participant to go to Special:Participant/$id, which shows specific data for that participant, and has rating and commenting controls.

The flow for contestants, including signup, should be clear just by looking at the interface and following directions there.

Relevant special pages are:

Special:ContestWelcome/$name contest overview with challenges, where $name is the contest name.

Special:ContestSignup/$name contest signup page, where $name is the contest name. You end up here after picking a challenge on the welcome page.

Special:MyContests shows a list of contests you have signed up for, or immediately the details of one if you signed up for only one.

After signup, a link "My contests" will appear in the top menu before the "My watchlist" link. You can disable this link by going to your preferences, and uncheck the "Show a link to My Contests in the user menu." in the "Contests" tab.